Your Daily Asia Gaming eBrief: Navigating the legal minefield of mandatory vaccinations

Good morning. As we continue to explore the issue of company mandated vaccinations, we sit down today with Annamarie Rooding, a business ethics and employment lawyer based in Australia. Rooding answers some of the most frequently asked questions by companies about mandatory vaccinations. She suggests that an education, encouragement-led approach will be more effective and less risky, and that companies should avoid blanket mandates.

What you need to know

• Crown Resorts swings into the red for FY21 and says current closures in Sydney and Melbourne are costing as much as $8.4 million a week in EBITDA losses.
• NagaCorp has swung to a loss in 1H21 as Covid closed the resort for all but two months of the period, but the operator remains upbeat about prospects. 
• Century Entertainment said it expects the Dara Sakor casino in Cambodia to open in October and that cash flow from the tables will cover operating costs.
• Japan's Nagasaki prefecture has signed a master agreement for an IR with Casinos Austria, which it says will revitalize the local economy.
• Success Universe,the operator of Ponte 16 in Macau, has managed to reduce its operating loss in 1H21 by 60% despite registering a near-90 percent drop in revenue.
• Tony Fung has retired as the Chairman of Casino Canberra operator Aquis Entertainment, citing the "appearance of a conflict of interest".

On the radar

• Macau is opening a new border with Zhuhai on Sept. 8th.
• Hotel guest numbers in Macau up 48% month-on-month in July.
• Macau airport is relaxing the validity period of nucleic acid test to 7 days.
• PAGCOR seeks legal advice after audit commission report.
• NagaCorp resumes Primorye construction, chooses Russian contractors.
• BetMGM, PointsBet, WynnBET sign sportsbook with NFL.
• Shun Tak Holdings 1H21 swings to positive but still no dividends attributed.

What the papers say

• Wynn Taps Shaq, Ben Affleck in $100 Million Push for Sports-Bet App
• More than 1,000 sign petition protesting Saipan e-gaming fee hike.

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Navigating the legal minefield of mandatory vaccinations

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